What are the scientific names for the following receptors in animals?
(a) receptors for light
(b) receptors for heat
(c) receptors for sound
(d) receptors for smell
(e) receptors for taste

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(a) Photoreceptor: receptors for light
(b) Thermoreceptor: receptors for heat
(c) Phonoreceptor: receptors for sound
(d) Olfactory receptors: receptors for smell
(e) Gustatory receptors: receptors for taste

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What are the scientific names for the following receptors in animals? (a) receptors for light (b) receptors for heat (c) receptors for sound (d) receptors for smell (e) receptors for taste

(a) Photoreceptor: receptors for light(b) Thermoreceptor: receptors for heat(c) Phonoreceptor: receptors for sound(d) Olfactory receptors: receptors for smell(e) Gustatory receptors: receptors for taste

What are the scientific names for the following receptors in animals?
(a) receptors for light
(b) receptors for heat
(c) receptors for sound
(d) receptors for smell
(e) receptors for taste

(a) Photoreceptor: receptors for light
(b) Thermoreceptor: receptors for heat
(c) Phonoreceptor: receptors for sound
(d) Olfactory receptors: receptors for smell
(e) Gustatory receptors: receptors for taste